Joe Nixon
| Joseph M. "Joe" Nixon | |
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| Texas State Representative from District 133 (Houston) | |
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In office January 10, 1995 – January 9, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Eckels |
| Succeeded by | Jim Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 15, 1956 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Allyson D. Nixon (born c. 1958) |
| Children | Nicholas, Stewart, and Matthew Nixon |
| Parents |
Hershell Nixon |
| Residence | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's University School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Hershell Nixon
Joseph M. Nixon, known as Joe Nixon (born September 15, 1956), is a lawyer in Houston, Texas, who is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives. Elected in 1994, with the rise of George W. Bush to the Texas governorship, Nixon from 1995 to 2007 represented House District 133 in Harris County.
Nixon did not seek reelection to a seventh House term in 2006 because he ran instead unsuccessfully for the District 7 seat in the Texas State Senate. The position was instead won by the radio commentator and businessman Dan Patrick, a Republican candidate for state lieutenant governor against the incumbent David Dewhurst in the May 27, 2014 runoff election.
Nixon spent at least part of his childhood in Corpus Christi, Texas, before he moved with his parents and three sisters to the Memorial and Tanglewood areas of Houston. Nixon's parents were Hershell Nixon, a United States Navy officer and a geologist, and Joan Lowery Nixon, a Los Angeles native who penned 140 books, mostly historical fiction and mysteries for young adults.
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